‘It’s a story of success’ in northern Israel: Arabs and Jews together [Mitzpim Plan in the Galil]
MISGAV, ISRAEL–While frequent images of suicide bombings and Israeli retaliations might suggest that most interactions between Arabs and Jews are violent, daily life in northern Israel tells a somewhat different story. Nationwide, Arabs make up 20 per cent of Israel’s population. But in Israel’s northern region, the Galil, Jews are actually in the minority. Arabs […]
‘Where have you been for five months?’ Jerry Yanover asks shuffled, er, reshuffled Government House Leader staffers
Twenty-four hours after finding out his boss had just been shuffled over to the Public Works Department, John Embury could be found at the local Grand and Toy down on Metcalfe Street furiously searching through the store’s many isles. The street’s a stone’s throw from Parliament Hill. The purpose of his visit to the office […]
The government should cut the $24 air security tax immediately: House Transport Committee suggested this to allow costs to be shared by airlines, airports and passengers
In a country as large as Canada, it is of no surprise that affordable air service is a significant concern to many of us. The best way to achieve this is through genuine competition, where each air carrier is striving to attract passengers and repeat business. In such an environment, fares would be affordable, service […]
Craig Broadcasting comes to town
Some 57 channels and nothin’ on…There is no shortage of broadcasting outlets in the Toronto area with local content these days. However, it’s common acknowledge that the problem is not quantity, but quality, especially in the area of multicultural broadcasting. And that’s exactly what shortage that Toronto One, the new TV channel wants to address. […]
Grit parliamentary aide Bob Lay mourned on Hill
Remembering Bob Lay… While the Hill stumbled through another difficult week marked by growing evidence the Liberal party is rife with scandals, politicos of all stripes mourned the passing of a softspoken Grit staffer whose dedication and respect for the institution of Parliament was an inspiration to many. Robert “Bob” Lay, a Parliamentary expert who […]
Government uses Air Canada like a semi-Crown corporation: But Air Canada is essentially a monopoly operating in a free market environment, the worst of all worlds!
Years ago, air travel was a luxury, reserved only for the wealthy or people on important government business. Ordinary people took the train or drove in the family automobile. In more recent times, however, air travel became more accessible and affordable — until Sept. 11, 2001. For most of the world, Sept. 11 put a […]
Prime Minister Chretien hasn’t changed Ottawa’s scandal culture: If waste were a hanging offence in Ottawa, the city would be a charnel house, more scandals will become
Eggleton certainly did nothing illegal. The former defence minister’s ministerial discretionary fund was, by definition, his to disburse as he wished. True, he was wasting taxpayers’ money by paying $36,500 for a 14-page report (seven of the pages were taken up with a bibliography) on stress among soldiers, a topic already being studied by his […]
It’s going to get ugly, Liberals in fighting mood [Cabinet shuffle]
‘Flying’ back to Ottawa…Some 16 Liberal staffers and lobbyists were minding their own business and enjoying a lovely day last Sunday golfing in Mont Tremblant, Que., when cellphones started ringing on the greens, as reported last Monday morning on The Hill Times website and which was incidentally followed by The Globe and Mail last Tuesday. […]
Lib MP Sgro says Canada’s urban strategy all about cooperation: Developing strong urban partnerships between all orders of government key to transportation concerns
In the 2001 Throne Speech, the Liberal government committed to a dialogue with partners across Canada about the opportunities and challenges facing urban centres. The Prime Minister’s Caucus Task Force on Urban Issues was mandated to conduct this dialogue and suggest how the federal government can improve its role and relationship with urban Canada. The […]
Journalists should ask how existing rules were brazenly broken: Hoy asks why just fire Eggleton? Granted, can’t expect Chr tien to fire himself but he set tone on sleaze
Here’s the deal. Context, as we know, is everything. So when recently-deposed defence minister Art Eggleton insisted, as he did in an interview this week with The Toronto Star, that, “I did nothing wrong,” he has a point. Not that handing out an untendered contract to a former girlfriend is appropriate. But — and here […]
